Lyle Foster has joined Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo on loan from Burnley until the end of June 2027, with an option to make the transfer permanent.
The Bafana Bafana striker leaves Turf Moor after making 89 league appearances and scoring 11 goals across the Premier League and Championship. He spent four seasons after arriving from Westerlo in January 2023.
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Foster helped Burnley earn promotion to the Premier League twice. They won the 2022-23 Championship before finishing second in the 2024-25 campaign.
He recorded three goals and two assists in 26 Premier League appearances last season. The forward scored against Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, while also netting a 95th-minute winner away to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Houston president of soccer Pat Onstad said Foster would bring power, movement, link-up play and defensive intensity to the team’s attack. Dynamo were second in the Western Conference with 39 points from 22 matches when the move was announced.
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Foster began his career at Orlando Pirates before joining Monaco in January 2019. He later represented Cercle Brugge, Vitória Guimarães and Westerlo.
The striker has scored 11 goals in 33 senior appearances for South Africa and represented Bafana Bafana at the 2026 Fifa World Cup.
The newest star in H-Town! 🌟@HoustonDynamo sign @BafanaBafana forward Lyle Foster. 🇿🇦 pic.twitter.com/wNNXw6jXcs
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) September 3, 2026
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